Soccer Recap: Gilbert Christian Beats ALA - West Foothills for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Knights

Margin (Wins)

12/10/24 vs Coolidge	11
01/09/25 vs Crismon	8
01/13/25 vs Trivium Prep	7
01/23/25 @ ALA - West Foothills	7
01/02/25 vs Arcadia	5

Gilbert Christian kept a clean sheet against ALA - West Foothills on Thursday. They put the hurt on the ALA - West Foothills Guardians with a sharp 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.

Their offense was hitting ALA - West Foothills from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Noah Cooper led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.

The victory was the fifth in a row for Gilbert Christian, bringing their record for this year to 9-3-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matches. As for ALA - West Foothills, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4-1 record this season.

Gilbert Christian wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next game, a 12-0 win against Page on the 25th. As for ALA - West Foothills, they will face off against Seton Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st. ALA - West Foothills is facing Seton Catholic at the right time seeing as Seton Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak.